Tag: David Canning

  • Health

    Chess is more than a game for researcher focused on brain health

    The Chan School’s David Canning wants to follow the cognitive performance of chess players over time.

    5–7 minutes
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  • Health

    Probing the golden years

    In an aging society, Harvard researchers are plumbing the depths of what it means to have a larger proportion of the population elderly — and figuring out how to keep them healthy.

    8–12 minutes
  • Health

    Study finds vaccines boost the economies of poor countries

    A study determined that previous measurements of the benefits of immunization have generally underestimated their economic value by focusing solely on health-related impacts such as averted illnesses, hospitalizations, deaths, disability, and medical costs. The study provides a more thorough investigation of the impacts of vaccination by looking at its effects on cognitive development, educational attainment,…

    1–2 minutes